SOCIETAL SECURITY IN THE CURRENT CONTEXT
SOCIETAL SECURITY IN THE CURRENT CONTEXT

Summary/Abstract: Starting from the idea that modern security is no longer strictly a matter of state and military threats, the CopenhagenSchool has developed an extended security concept based on security sectors and securitization theory. In this context, it hasdeveloped a special security sector, called societal security, to address the conservation capacity of a society by preservingits identity, spiritual values and perennial character. From this perspective, contemporary societal security is the subject ofa variety of risks and threats, among which those due to the process of regionalization and European integration occupya central place. This article is focused on introducing the societal security concept and analyzing its mining in the currenteuropean geopolitical context.

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